September 12, 2014

Spirit Halloween stores are supporting Central Ohio’s sick and injured kids with the return of their annual ‘10 for 10’ coupon to raise funds for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Spirit Halloween, the country’s leading seasonal Halloween retailer, is devoted to bringing the fun and excitement of Halloween to children everywhere through its Spirit of Children program. The program brings Halloween to hospitals and rehabilitation centers, bringing joy to kids who might not be able to experience Halloween like they would if they were home. Employees volunteer their time to bring Halloween celebrations to Nationwide Children’s Hospital—offering a temporary escape for the patients.

In addition to hosting Halloween celebrations, the Spirit of Children program raises money in stores and online at www.SpiritHalloween.com. Now through October 31st, this link www.nationwidechildrens.org/giving-promotions can be used to access a coupon to receive 10% off an entire purchase and Spirit Halloween stores will donate 10% directly to help Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Funds will directly benefit the Child Life program, which supports patients and families in continuing everyday living experiences as much as possible.

As with all Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s fundraisers, donations made locally will stay 100 percent local. Interested persons can click on www.SpiritHalloween.com to order online or visit one of these participating local stores:

About Spirit Halloween’s program, Spirit of Children Spirit of Children is a program that brings fun and funding to hospitals at Halloween and all year long. We focus on hospitals that focus on kids because they need help to make hospital stays less scary for kids and their families. We started seven years ago with eleven hospitals in our own backyard and the belief that a great holiday should do great good. And it worked. We've raised more than $16 million in cash and merchandise donations since then and have worked with over 130 children's hospitals across the United States and Canada during the 2013 season. Every dollar donated goes directly to the hospitals. To redeem your coupon, go to www.SpiritHalloween.com and enter promo code CARING at checkout. Find them on Facebook at (www.facebook.com/spirithalloween), or follow @SpiritHalloween on Twitter.

About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children's hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at http://www.CMNHospitals.org and http://www.facebook.com/CMNHospitals.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-18 list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric healthcare systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of nearly 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.4 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.